To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ii The Volleyba Exercise ward off holiday pounds n suffers loss see page 8 seepage 6 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 68 ISSUE 34 eL cLJa cl la XzSS sdS Senators uphold president's veto New legislation addressing seat protection in the works By Chris Ripplinger campus affairs editor The Signpost A bill meant to give students a voice in the process of eliminating a senate seat was shot down Monday, but new compromise legislation was submitted for review. James West, Weber State University Student Association nontraditional senator, had his BA05-6 bill voted down Monday. Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behavioral sciences senator, offered a BA05-7 bill in response to the presidential veto. The bill was amended and now waits presented new legislation. After Allison presented his bill Monday to student senators, West proposed an amendment saying a senate seat can only be removed if a removal bill from the senate is presented and passes with a three-fourths majority vote. The amendment also says a 30-day grace period is allowed if the constituency brings a petition bearing the names of at least 51 percent of that constituency, not to exceed 250 students. During next senate meeting, Allison's bill will be subject to further amendments and '"!"'""' ' 1IHUI m n. .1 JIIUI.H ...I Wri . . . ... ...i .iii.,.i.. u, .1 .u . . . L. m in lu ,Kf , ,,u , ,.,ui,n,,.) f" ,..-...- ...... - - t . . .. . I l..n v, imM m m ,m,Mm,,,m M ' ' - - - - Todd Ferrell, Weber State University Student Association arts and humanities senator (left), waits to ask for clarification during Monday's senate meeting. Ferrell questioned a new bill proposed by Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behavioral sciences senator (right). Allison's bill is an alternative PHOTO BY BLAIR DEE HODGES THt SIGNPOST way to protect senate seats from removal and was written after a similar bill was vetoed last week. The new bill received some criticism from James West, WSU Student Association nontraditional senator, who added an amendment to Allison's bill, which he said "will give the students the power to decide on keeping senate seats." discussion, and the senators may vote on it. West's original bill allows a constituency to start the process of eliminating senate seats if its members no longer wanted senate representation. This constituency See Senate page 3 Department rallies around ailing professor By Jason Staley managing editor The Signpost Some people find joy in the act of serving others while at the same time, they dislike receiving help. Susan McKay, Weber State University Department of English associate professor, is one of those always trying to help others. "She is always a very kind-heartedperson," said Kim Webb, WSU Department of English office specialist. Due to a "She very person recent illness, McKay will not be able to extend her hands of help, but will receive help from her English department comrades. According to Robin Scott, English department secretary, McKay has been blessing many people's lives and it is now her turn to let people help her. McKay was diagnosed Oct. 22 with a possible brain aneurism while attending the annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association conference in Cour d'Alene, Idaho. McKay, an RMMLA executive member and presenter at the conference, began her day with her presentation. In the afternoon, she left with a group of people on a bus tour that was part of the RMMLA conference. While on the tour, she became nauseous and developed a headache. A representative from the hotel where she was staying took her to the local hospital in Cour d'Alene, hut thp farilitv - Kim Webb, did not have WSU Department of the right English office specialist equipment, according to " Sally Bishop Shigley, WSU Department of English is always a kind-hearted professor. From Idaho, accompanied by the hotel representative, she flew by plane to Seattle, Wash., and was admitted into the neurological intensive care unit at the Harborview Medical Center. While she has been away, the English department has lent a helping hand and is covering her classes. "Everybody has been very generous and helpful and See Ailing page 9 N ews Brief Gondola debate postponed A debate dealing with Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey's proposal to build a gondola in Ogden scheduled for Wednesday is cancelled. The Wreber State University Student Association is still preparing a survey for students to take dealing with the mayor's proposal. "We don't know enough about the gondola," said Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behav ioral sciences senator. "No plan has been strictly laid out, so we are still in the process of creating a survey." According to Allison, the debate, which would feature representatives from groups for and against the gondola, was postponed due to logistical issues, but that the debate would still take place soon. "We need to reach an agreement on place, time and format," Allison said. Students unlikely to see flu vaccine on campus With the arrival of flu season, Weber State University students will probably have to go elsewhere for vaccines according to Juliana Larsen, WSU director of health services. Larsen asked student senators Monday to remind students they can receive health care at the WSU health center at minimal or no cost Larsen said flu vaccines were in such high demand, the university does not expect to receive any soon. This could spell trouble for some students because WSU ceased of fering health insurance to students August 2003 when school enrollment decreased as health insurance enrollment increased, which caused premiums to sky rocket. "We encourage students to have health insurance, but you don't have to have it to come to the healdi center," Larsen said. The Ogden Clinic at 4650 Harrison Blvd. in Ogden is currently offering flu vaccinations to students for $20 according to Ray Brock, director of clinic development and advertising for the Ogden Clinic. ude, whereas my classroom? Students' petition seeks to renumber confusing Social Science Building rooms By Blair Dee Hodges news editor The Signpost While the Social Science Building is still a giant maze, a group of technical writers decided to get rid of the random room numbers dotting the doors. When Katherine Hubert, Anna Byrd, Seare Patterson and Kari Newton were deciding on a group project for their technical writing class, they decided to renumber the Social Science Building rooms to make it easier for students to find classrooms. "Though this started out as a class Net You I ?sJ. ' r j. r. tor .0 ; c. ;ca;i- ' "' PHOTO BY TRICIA CEKRARD IHt SICNI'USl Several petitions hang throughout the Social Science Building, where students are seeking See Classroom page 9 to renumber the confusing classrooms. Proposal to offer 24-hour library access falls short for now James West, WSU Student Association nontraditional student senator, asked the senate to consider extending campus library hours to accomodate students who work during the day. A committee of senators researched the idea last week, listing funding and security as obstacles to all-night library access. According to Anna Byrd, WSU Student Association honorsBIS senator, WSU librarians felt 24-hour access is not needed. West would still like to see access implemented, citing other universities that allow all-night access by swiping a card at the entrance. "I don't see why we couldn't implement something like that here and just not have available checkout," West said. Librarians said WSU students can use other universities' facilities for free, and Davis County students can use Weber County libraries in order to study late. v 111 'TFM!R',e,,"W .v f It .. I ' ;(! ..Q ; i f - nil U HI CHRIS RII'IMINl.EK I III! MlAI'CM Pig lungs demonstrate effects of second-hand smoke Jeanelte Broadbent inflates a pair of pig lungs Friday in the ). Willarcl Marriott Allied Health Sciences Building. The left lung was blackened after being exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke for several months. The pig lung to the side of it was not exposed to cigarette smoke. Broadbent and her partners created the demonstration for a class to show an effect smoking has on lungs. The lungs were on display for Respiratory Care Week. ' ; , : i

Public Domain. Courtesy of University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University.

Full-Text

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ii The Volleyba Exercise ward off holiday pounds n suffers loss see page 8 seepage 6 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2005 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 68 ISSUE 34 eL cLJa cl la XzSS sdS Senators uphold president's veto New legislation addressing seat protection in the works By Chris Ripplinger campus affairs editor The Signpost A bill meant to give students a voice in the process of eliminating a senate seat was shot down Monday, but new compromise legislation was submitted for review. James West, Weber State University Student Association nontraditional senator, had his BA05-6 bill voted down Monday. Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behavioral sciences senator, offered a BA05-7 bill in response to the presidential veto. The bill was amended and now waits presented new legislation. After Allison presented his bill Monday to student senators, West proposed an amendment saying a senate seat can only be removed if a removal bill from the senate is presented and passes with a three-fourths majority vote. The amendment also says a 30-day grace period is allowed if the constituency brings a petition bearing the names of at least 51 percent of that constituency, not to exceed 250 students. During next senate meeting, Allison's bill will be subject to further amendments and '"!"'""' ' 1IHUI m n. .1 JIIUI.H ...I Wri . . . ... ...i .iii.,.i.. u, .1 .u . . . L. m in lu ,Kf , ,,u , ,.,ui,n,,.) f" ,..-...- ...... - - t . . .. . I l..n v, imM m m ,m,Mm,,,m M ' ' - - - - Todd Ferrell, Weber State University Student Association arts and humanities senator (left), waits to ask for clarification during Monday's senate meeting. Ferrell questioned a new bill proposed by Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behavioral sciences senator (right). Allison's bill is an alternative PHOTO BY BLAIR DEE HODGES THt SIGNPOST way to protect senate seats from removal and was written after a similar bill was vetoed last week. The new bill received some criticism from James West, WSU Student Association nontraditional senator, who added an amendment to Allison's bill, which he said "will give the students the power to decide on keeping senate seats." discussion, and the senators may vote on it. West's original bill allows a constituency to start the process of eliminating senate seats if its members no longer wanted senate representation. This constituency See Senate page 3 Department rallies around ailing professor By Jason Staley managing editor The Signpost Some people find joy in the act of serving others while at the same time, they dislike receiving help. Susan McKay, Weber State University Department of English associate professor, is one of those always trying to help others. "She is always a very kind-heartedperson," said Kim Webb, WSU Department of English office specialist. Due to a "She very person recent illness, McKay will not be able to extend her hands of help, but will receive help from her English department comrades. According to Robin Scott, English department secretary, McKay has been blessing many people's lives and it is now her turn to let people help her. McKay was diagnosed Oct. 22 with a possible brain aneurism while attending the annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association conference in Cour d'Alene, Idaho. McKay, an RMMLA executive member and presenter at the conference, began her day with her presentation. In the afternoon, she left with a group of people on a bus tour that was part of the RMMLA conference. While on the tour, she became nauseous and developed a headache. A representative from the hotel where she was staying took her to the local hospital in Cour d'Alene, hut thp farilitv - Kim Webb, did not have WSU Department of the right English office specialist equipment, according to " Sally Bishop Shigley, WSU Department of English is always a kind-hearted professor. From Idaho, accompanied by the hotel representative, she flew by plane to Seattle, Wash., and was admitted into the neurological intensive care unit at the Harborview Medical Center. While she has been away, the English department has lent a helping hand and is covering her classes. "Everybody has been very generous and helpful and See Ailing page 9 N ews Brief Gondola debate postponed A debate dealing with Ogden Mayor Matthew Godfrey's proposal to build a gondola in Ogden scheduled for Wednesday is cancelled. The Wreber State University Student Association is still preparing a survey for students to take dealing with the mayor's proposal. "We don't know enough about the gondola," said Jason Allison, WSU Student Association social and behav ioral sciences senator. "No plan has been strictly laid out, so we are still in the process of creating a survey." According to Allison, the debate, which would feature representatives from groups for and against the gondola, was postponed due to logistical issues, but that the debate would still take place soon. "We need to reach an agreement on place, time and format," Allison said. Students unlikely to see flu vaccine on campus With the arrival of flu season, Weber State University students will probably have to go elsewhere for vaccines according to Juliana Larsen, WSU director of health services. Larsen asked student senators Monday to remind students they can receive health care at the WSU health center at minimal or no cost Larsen said flu vaccines were in such high demand, the university does not expect to receive any soon. This could spell trouble for some students because WSU ceased of fering health insurance to students August 2003 when school enrollment decreased as health insurance enrollment increased, which caused premiums to sky rocket. "We encourage students to have health insurance, but you don't have to have it to come to the healdi center," Larsen said. The Ogden Clinic at 4650 Harrison Blvd. in Ogden is currently offering flu vaccinations to students for $20 according to Ray Brock, director of clinic development and advertising for the Ogden Clinic. ude, whereas my classroom? Students' petition seeks to renumber confusing Social Science Building rooms By Blair Dee Hodges news editor The Signpost While the Social Science Building is still a giant maze, a group of technical writers decided to get rid of the random room numbers dotting the doors. When Katherine Hubert, Anna Byrd, Seare Patterson and Kari Newton were deciding on a group project for their technical writing class, they decided to renumber the Social Science Building rooms to make it easier for students to find classrooms. "Though this started out as a class Net You I ?sJ. ' r j. r. tor .0 ; c. ;ca;i- ' "' PHOTO BY TRICIA CEKRARD IHt SICNI'USl Several petitions hang throughout the Social Science Building, where students are seeking See Classroom page 9 to renumber the confusing classrooms. Proposal to offer 24-hour library access falls short for now James West, WSU Student Association nontraditional student senator, asked the senate to consider extending campus library hours to accomodate students who work during the day. A committee of senators researched the idea last week, listing funding and security as obstacles to all-night library access. According to Anna Byrd, WSU Student Association honorsBIS senator, WSU librarians felt 24-hour access is not needed. West would still like to see access implemented, citing other universities that allow all-night access by swiping a card at the entrance. "I don't see why we couldn't implement something like that here and just not have available checkout," West said. Librarians said WSU students can use other universities' facilities for free, and Davis County students can use Weber County libraries in order to study late. v 111 'TFM!R',e,,"W .v f It .. I ' ;(! ..Q ; i f - nil U HI CHRIS RII'IMINl.EK I III! MlAI'CM Pig lungs demonstrate effects of second-hand smoke Jeanelte Broadbent inflates a pair of pig lungs Friday in the ). Willarcl Marriott Allied Health Sciences Building. The left lung was blackened after being exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke for several months. The pig lung to the side of it was not exposed to cigarette smoke. Broadbent and her partners created the demonstration for a class to show an effect smoking has on lungs. The lungs were on display for Respiratory Care Week. ' ; , : i